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BuyerBoard of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published22 Dec 2025

What is being bought

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is seeking a provider of IT skills training services to enhance digital capability across the organisation. The appointed provider will offer access to high-quality online training courses that are aligned with Kew's current and emerging technology needs, supporting the development of technical skills at all levels. This procurement directly underpins Kew's strategic technology roadmap by: • Building internal capability to implement, manage and optimise digital and IT solutions • Reducing reliance on external support for routine technical tasks • Enabling informed, data-driven decision-making across digital and IT programmes Investing in structured IT skills development will ensure that Kew's workforce is equipped to adopt new technologies effectively, improve operational efficiency, and support the organisation's long-term digital transformation objectives.

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Lot 1

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Statuscomplete

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Planning documents0
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Related procurements

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Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£20,000

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05fb6e
Latest release ID085349-2025
Latest release timestampMon Dec 22 2025 12:13:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - without competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
22 Dec 2025award, contract085349-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
22 Dec 2025 · 085349-2025 · award, contract
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